Best bets for entertainment this week

Thursday

Highlights include Broadway star Rachel Bay Jones, celebrating New Year's Eve at noon, an antiques show and library programs for kids.

FRIDAY, DEC. 27

Ukulele player leads family concert

All are welcome, but children under 10 are the target audience for a family concert, with a singalong and dancing, with musician Julie Stepanek. She plays the interactive concert on a collection of ukuleles.

Rachel Bay Jones, Tony Award winner for the Broadway hit “Dear Evan Hansen” who also starred in “Pippin,” will make her Provincetown debut in a concert/interview format for Broadway @ The Art House with Sirius XM radio star Seth Rudetsky as music director and host. Jones’ other Broadway credits include “Hair” and “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"; her off-Broadway credits include “First Daughter Suite” and “Hello Again”’ and she performed in the national tour of “A Christmas Story.”

When: 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday

Where: Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown

Tickets: $50-$100

Reservations and information: ptownarthouse.org

TUESDAY, DEC. 31

It’s midnight somewhere, right?

If the kids just can’t stay up until midnight to see in the New Year, an alternative for celebrating the end of 2019 and start of 2020 is a Noon Year’s Eve celebration. Libraries in Bourne and Harwich will mark the changeover 12 hours early with parties aimed at kids. The Bourne event will include a balloon drop, games, crafts and pizza. In Harwich, children will be able to make noisemakers, play games and countdown to the stroke of noon in a program targeted to pre-schoolers and elementary school age, but is open to all.

Admission: Free, but registration suggested in Bourne at www.bournelibrary.org

Information in Harwich: 508-430-7562, brooksfreelibrary.org

It's midnight somewhere, Part II

An alternative to the midnight ball drop in Times Square is the 10 p.m. beach ball drop at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis. The resort will host a Family New Year’s Eve Party, open to the public, with a beach theme, and encourage parents and kids to wear flip flops and sunglasses. The party includes a buffet dinner of summertime food, a make-your-own-sundae table, summer-themed crafts for all ages, face-painting, a magic show and a DJ dance party featuring favorite summer tunes. The 10 p.m. New Year toast will include sparkling punch. The resort also is hosting an adult party with dinner and dancing to the Bart Weisman Jazz Group.

When: 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Cape Codder Resort & Spa, 1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis

Tickets: $79 for adults, $59 for children

Reservations (required): 508-534-5511

Information: capecodderresort.com

THURSDAY, JAN. 2

Kids can explore learning games

The Hyannis Public Library will host a drop-in S.T.E.A.M. program, offering multiple ways to learn science, technology, engineering, art and math. There will be Legos, Duplos, KNex, electronic kits, building with recycled materials, a guessing jar, crafts and more.

When: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday

Where: Hyannis Public Library, 401 Main St.

Admission: Free

Information: hyannislibrary.org, 508-775-2280

Compiled by Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll

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